Amir

Mr Amir Frankental

Clinical Psychologist

Verified

“An experienced, open-minded, psychoanalytic psychotherapist who works with a broad spectrum of emotional difficulties.”

About Me

This experienced psychoanalytic psychotherapist offers an open-minded space for a broad spectrum of emotional difficulties. They help clients explore the subtle, often unconscious patterns shaping their feelings and behaviours. Sessions invite curiosity about past experiences to make sense of present challenges. This approach suits those seeking deeper self-understanding. It helps them navigate complex emotions with greater clarity and lasting resilience.

Approach

Open-minded attention guides how I attend to what’s often felt but not yet understood, tracing small patterns that shape mood, desire and relationship choices. In Cape Town and online in English, sessions move at a reflective, measured pace: we notice bodily signals, map recurring reactions, and link present distress to earlier experiences so insights emerge without rush. Between sessions I may invite brief reflective tasks to keep discoveries alive. This way of working suits adults seeking deeper, steady change.
Contact Amir

Ask a quick question or arrange a time to meet.

Basic Information

In-person & Online

Services

Services Offered:

  • Psychodynamic Therapy

    A therapy that explores how past experiences and unconscious patterns shape current feelings, relationships, and behaviour.

    Learn more about Psychodynamic Therapy
  • Individual Therapy

    One-on-one therapy sessions between a client and a therapist, focused on that person's specific concerns and goals.

    Learn more about Individual Therapy
  • Health Psychology

    A branch of psychology that studies how psychological, behavioural, and social factors affect physical health, illness, and health-related behaviours.

Works With:

  • Adults
  • Individuals

Area of Expertise

Scope of Practice:

  • Abuse

    Emotional, physical, or sexual mistreatment by another person that causes lasting psychological harm and disrupts a person's sense of safety.

  • Anxiety

    Persistent worry, nervousness, or fear that is disproportionate to the situation and interferes with daily functioning.

    Learn more about Anxiety
  • Relationship Issues

    Difficulties in romantic relationships, including communication problems, trust breakdowns, conflict patterns, or uncertainty about the relationship's future.

    Learn more about Relationship Issues
  • Body Image

    How a person perceives, thinks, and feels about their physical appearance. When persistently negative, it can drive distress, avoidance, and disordered eating.

    Learn more about Body Image
  • Mood Disorder

    A category of mental health conditions, including depression and bipolar disorder, in which a person's emotional state is significantly and persistently disrupted.

    Learn more about Mood Disorder
  • Self-Esteem

    A person's overall sense of their own worth and value. When chronically low, it can drive self-doubt, avoidance, and difficulty in relationships.

    Learn more about Self-Esteem
  • Personal Development

    The ongoing process of self-awareness, self-improvement, and reaching one's potential, pursued not because something is wrong but to live more fully.

  • Sexual Issues

    Difficulties related to sexual functioning, desire, identity, or behaviour that cause distress or interfere with relationships.

    Learn more about Sexual Issues
  • Anger

    An intense emotional response to perceived threat, injustice, or frustration that, when persistent or uncontrolled, can damage relationships and well-being.

    Learn more about Anger

Professional Title:

  • Clinical Psychologist

    An advanced mental health professional trained to assess and treat a wide range of difficulties, from anxiety and depression to trauma and complex conditions.

Credentials

Registrations

Health Professions Council Of South Africa (HPCSA); Board of Health Funders (BHF)

Clinical Psychologist

Qualifications

UWC

Memberships

The Cape Town Society of Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy (CTSPP)

South African Psychoanalytic Initiative (SAPI)

Service Areas

Dr KSM Meyer

In-person & Online

Bloubergrant

Cape Town, Western Cape

South Africa

Bacinis Restaurant

In-person & Online

Gardens

Cape Town, Cape Province

South Africa

Bloubergrant, Cape Town, South Africa